York's Jack Little accomplished everything he wanted to do this fall

The York High senior was a consistent top-10 finisher, from his first race at the Newport News Invitational in September to the state meet in November.

Then he capped his season by running a personal best of 15 minutes, 36 seconds in the Foot Locker South Regional, 18 seconds better than he ran in the state meet and 33 seconds faster than any other area runner.

"I accomplished everything I wanted to do," said Little, the Daily Press All-Stars Athlete of the Year in boys cross country.

According to MileStat.com, which covers cross country in Virginia, his Foot Locker time was the 14th-best by a state runner and the fourth-best time for a Group AA runner.

He finished in the top 10 in nine meets, winning the Newport News Invitational and the first two Bay Rivers District league meets.

He was third at the William and Mary Invitational, ninth at the Maymont Festival in Richmond and eighth in the MileStat.com Invitational.

In the postseason, Little won the Bay Rivers District meet, was second in the Region I meet and finished fifth in the Group AA state meet.

He started running competitively in eighth grade on York's junior-varsity team. At the time, he also played soccer and basketball, but he dropped those sports over the years.

"Track is the way to go," he said. "I started running full-time last year when I gave up basketball."

As for college, Tennessee has accepted him, but he is still looking at other schools, especially a few in Virginia.

THE ALL-STARS:

Jack Little | York | senior. Among his accomplishments was a school record during the Foot Locker South Regional.

William Brown | Bethel | senior. The Peninsula District champion is on the All-Star team for the third straight year.

Desmond Fogg | Warwick | senior. He was the only male Peninsula District runner to advance to the Group AAA state meet.

Adam Link | Walsingham Academy | senior. He won the VISAA Division II championship by a full 10 seconds.

Daniel Moniak | Jamestown | senior. The Bay Rivers runner-up, he was third in the Region I meet.

Dawson O'Connell | York | sophomore. He finished fourth in the Bay Rivers District and Region I meets.

Kurtis Steck | Lafayette | junior. He was the Region I champion and was the Bay Rivers' second-best runner at state.

Simon Watrous | Lafayette | junior. He improved in each postseason race and finished as the Bay Rivers' No. 4 runner at the Group AA meet.